AVGN tackles game glitches

Rob Williams · Jul 12, 2010

The most recent episode from the Angry Video Game Nerd has to go down as one of my favorites... it's just hilarious. He tackles game glitches, and some of these are unbelievable, but I won't spoil any of the episode by talking about them here.

For those not familiar with AVGN, I offer a language warning!

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Tharic-Nar · Jul 13, 2010

Here's a few more modern ones that are absolutely brilliant. It's not AVGN, but hey, glitches are funny.

Part One
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Part Two (splinter cell.... classic, lol)
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And that's enough for now.... oh one more...
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CaptainFluffy · Jul 13, 2010

Tharic-Nar · Jul 13, 2010

You know there's a problem when the bugs and glitches are more amusing and fun than the games themselves. There have been moments in games where I wish I was recording, just for replay value. In Soul Calibur III, there was a brilliant moment when I was using Nightmare against Taki, used the low throw, flipped Taki, she went shooting into the air and disappeared while I was sent flying backwards, thrown out the ring and was left standing in the void with a ring-out.... So Taki goes into orbit and I get a ring-out.... so unfair.

The best bugs are always Physics/rag-doll failures... maybe that's how the universe was created, a physics error..... someone forgot to carry the one.

Rob Williams · Jul 13, 2010

I'd agree that the glitches are funny in the videos you linked to, Tharic, but man... the hosts are hard to listen to (imo).

You keep all those URL's on hand or something, CaptainFluffy? Haha. I like the one of San Fran Rush... it's one of my favorite game series of all time.

I did that same glitch in that same level in Trials HD... it's funny. Sucks that people exploited it to no end though, completely ruined the record's list.

That Big Rigs review is a classic, haha. What a masterpiece of a game that one is.

The Skate 3 video made me realize I need to get that game... it looks fun as heck.

Tharic-Nar said:
You know there's a problem when the bugs and glitches are more amusing and fun than the games themselves. There have been moments in games where I wish I was recording, just for replay value.

So true. That MW2 video I posted the other night was the result of just having PlayClaw recording, so I got lucky. Kind of... since I would have been able to get the same thing to happen again the same night. Was recording gameplay footage to show a friend, so I ended up capturing that instead, haha.

CaptainFluffy · Jul 13, 2010

Rob Williams said:
IYou keep all those URL's on hand or something, CaptainFluffy? Haha. I like the one of San Fran Rush... it's one of my favorite game series of all time.

I have a collection of them going in a thread on a different forum.

Also some in picture form:

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And a few animated gifs:
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AVGN tackles game glitches

Rob Williams

Editor-in-Chief

Tharic-Nar

Senior Editor

CaptainFluffy

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